The Virgin of the Chancellor Rolin

Louvre, Paris, France · 66 x 62 cm

Dusky Laterite
Dusky Twilight register - warm mid-darks, the palette of dusk and fading light.
Laterite Deep iron-red - the color of tropical laterite soil, oxidized and earthy.
The Virgin of the Chancellor Rolin by Jan van Eyck

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
31.4
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
20.2
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
20.3
cool
Dominant Hue
#644135 orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 45°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 31.4
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 20.2
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 31.4 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Virgin of the Chancellor Rolin" (1435) reads as a shadowed, mid-saturation warm palette built around Red and Amber. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #E3D2AD pulls the eye.

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